Far From Old Hat

Classic brims get unmistakably stylish updates.

By Jessica Anderson

Trina Turk Crusher hat, $128 (trinaturk.com)

It can be a challenge to feel chic with the sun in your eyes. Fortunately, this selection of haute hats will keep you cool and shaded from sunup to sundown while effortlessly highlighting the freshest spring and summer trends. Make a splash at the pool or turn heads at the beach by topping off your look with an abstract print or a multicolored floppy hat. Straight from the runways, designers focused on crafted design with streamlined bows, lady-like buckles, pearls and chains. Children and men can also sport the latest in fashionable headgear with colorful stripes and fun, vivid colors.